Integration Action Taken in Memphis
President Kennedy meets defense chiefs to review military preparations amid the Berlin crisis. McNamara Lemnitzer and Rusk brief Kennedy and discuss allied actions with Gen Norstad. A potential Kennedy Gromyko meeting could shape East West talks on Berlin.
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Lemnitzer
Rusk
Norstad
Kennedy
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Memphis Desegregation Begins as 138 Children Enter White Schools
Police mobilization surrounded four formerly white schools as 138 six year olds, eight girls and five boys, entered. The move ends a century of segregation in Memphis public schools and followed a federal court push. Attendance stayed near normal with white parents slowly removing children.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Mississippi
Hodges Sees Limitations in Aid to Low in Spirits Regions
Washington AP Secretary of Commerce Luther H Hodges urged many officially designated low in spirits areas to withdraw from federal aid and pursue their own economic development. He criticized the program for being psychologically harmful to communities and said areas could pull out with local efforts guiding revival.
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Journalism Conference Set Thursday for High School
The 43rd High School Journalism Conference for advisers and student staffs will be Thursday at the Kansas Union, KU. About 300 students from northeast Kansas high schools are expected. Sessions cover newspaper and yearbook instruction with KU faculty and area high school advisers.
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Elmer F. Beth
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Mel Adams
Clarke Keys
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Bill Mayer
Lawrence Journal-World
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James E. Dykes
Jim Tice
Tom Yee
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Philip R. Keeler
Rosedale High School
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Overbrook High School
Denver Cop Burglar Tells of the Start
A Denver burglar, a suspended patrolman named Gilbert R. Schnabel, says the police scandal involving 35 current or former officers has "developed and kept rolling." He faces charges in one burglary and as conspirator in two others.
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Gilbert R. Schnabel
Lawrence wood products firm marks three months
Douglas County Wood Products Co. at 644 Locust St. is celebrating its third month in business in Lawrence. Owners Fred Stumbo and Bob Baldwin report steady orders nationwide including lockable shop cabinets and science laboratory tables. The firm, employing up to nine, does remodeling and paneling and has no expansion plans for now.
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Douglas County Wood Products Co
Locust St
Fred Stumbo
Bob Baldwin
Stumbo
North Lawrence Company
World’s Longest Bridge Tunnel Advances Across Chesapeake Bay
The 17.6 mile crossing nears completion linking Virginia’s eastern shore with the mainland near Norfolk. The massive tunnel plan continues to extend the span across the bay mouth.
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Virginia
Norfolk
Homecoming Plans at Kansas University for 1961
Kansas University announces committees to organize the November 10-11 homecoming events led by general chairman Robert Ridgway and associate Elliot Gillerman. The six committees cover Arrangements, Ceremonies, Public relations, Queens, House decorations, and Student Union activities with faculty administrators students and townspeople serving as members.
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Elliot Gillerman
Fred Ellsworth
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Mildred Clodfelter
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Phil Reuschoff
James Gunn
Maj
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Russell Wiley
Jerry Palmer
Jack Roberts
Harvey Martin
Peggy Martin
Gary Dilley
Brent Mandry
Bruce Linton
Arden Booth
Jack Zimmerman
Tom Turner
Martha Baraque
Paul Ingemanson
Dick Harper
Queens
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Kenneth Hamblin
Dale Scannell
Judi Jamison
Jerry Dickson
Randy Austin
Max Eberhart
Janice Richardson
Bob Radcliff
Judy Williams
Kenneth Rothwell
Ray Cuzzert
Gerhardt Zuther
John T. Ford as Theater Owner and Prominent Playhouse Figure
John T. Ford, owner of the theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot, was a leading figure in theatrical circles of his era. He also owned properties in Baltimore and Philadelphia, reflecting his extensive theater holdings.
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Red Cross Board Sets 4 P.M. Meeting in Lawrence
Douglas County Red Cross chapter officials announce a regular board meeting at 4 p.m. Monday in the Community Building with chapter chairman Howard Wiseman. Seven paintings by prize winning Lawrence artist Mrs. Ernest Pontius are on display in Weaver's window exhibit, including "The Posse" which earned first place ratings in both Lawrence and Topeka.
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Howard Wiseman
Lawrence
Weaver's Department Store
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Posse
Topeka
Weather Notes Show Big Temperature Swings Yet Little Rain
Continued from Page 1 mentions a storm of .67 inches with more than five inches sandwiched in, and two sites report over two inches. EU site temperatures span 94 to 40, a 40 degree gap on three days. October has had no measurable rain, while normal totals are 2.70 inches in October, two inches in November, and 1.35 in December. Forecast remains sunny with temperatures in the 70s, but tonight will fall to the upper 30s. A 38 degree reading occurred on Oct 1, and a general frost remains possible later in the year.
Surgery Decision For Speaker Sam Rayburn
Doctors at Baylor Hospital in Dallas planned to decide if immediate surgery was needed to treat a suspected liver ailment that put House Speaker Sam Rayburn in the hospital Monday night. The decision followed tests under Dr. Robert F. Short Jr. Rayburn, 79, remains serious but not critical, under heavy sedation as visitors were limited.
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Robert F. Short Jr
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John Holton
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L. A. Thomas
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Bonham
City considers speed limit and parking changes
The group discussed sending a state request to cut the speed limit to 45 mph from 24th Street south to the city limits on Iowa Street. The commission also directed further study on removing parking from one side of the 500 block on Mississippi Street pending action. Pedestrian safety near Pinckney and rerouting city garage equipment were noted.
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Upsurge in Interest Listed For U S Fallout Shelters
Washington AP reports a surge in public interest in fallout shelters tied to Kennedy’s Berlin crisis speech. Civil Defense chiefs note heavy mail, depleted supplies of plans and leaflets, and a rising push for at home shelters with costs around 1800 dollars including installation. Local observers cite a new awareness of nuclear war risk.
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National Association of State Civil Defense Directors
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Mich
Thomas S. Dignan
Trenton
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Kennedy
Berlin
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Leonard Higgins
Utah
Army to Fire Nike Zeus Rockets Next Weekend
The Army plans a test of the Nike Zeus antimissile over the Pacific likely this Saturday at Point Mugu California after a prior failure on September 9. Officials seek about 100 million dollars for limited production and around 200 million for 1963 development to push Zeus toward deployment amid renewed funding debates.
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2800 Ford workers strike at Claycomo plant
About 2,800 hourly production workers at Ford's Claycomo assembly plant walked off at 9 a.m. as the UAW strike began and 45 workers at the North Kansas City parts depot also left. Salaried employees at Claycomo remained on the job.
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Fallout Shelter Tests Go Wrong Air Supply Fails
Two men testing a fallout shelter in Hampton Beach New Hampshire nearly died when the concrete structure lost air supply. William Kennedy 34 and Robert Moore 22 entered the shelter Monday planning a five day stay. Kennedy gasped for breath described his head as exploding and Moore shared the symptoms. Kennedy freed the door and the two were rushed to a hospital where they received oxygen and were later released.
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